On June 6, the House was in session to act on the House Bills amended by the Senate. The Senate also met to act on the Senate Bills amended by the House. We meet at the same time because decisions made in one house can be moved to another. By the end of the sessions, all bills must be passed (concur), failed (non-concur), or brought to further discussion by a request for a Committee of Conference (CoC), or they run out of time!
During the session, a diverse range of almost 90 amended house bills were brought to the floor for a vote, while over 40 were requested for a CoC. Notably, some amendments actually revived a previously defeated bill, giving it new life! Here are some examples of the interesting bills:
HB185, relative to determining parental rights and responsibilities based on shared parenting and requiring municipalities and school governing bodies to post on their official website all funds received from the state either by allocation or grant, passed 191-171.
HB1189, relative to reporting child support delinquencies to federal agencies, passed 181-180.
HB1018, which concerns on-premise and off-premise liquor licenses and current land use, was moved to CoC on a voice vote.
HB1633, relative to the legalization and regulation of cannabis, was moved to CoC 261-108.
HB1186 protecting firearm purchaser’s privacy passed 190-179.
HB1014, which requires the instruction in government and civics on election law and voting in schools and also requires the use of a holiday’s statutorily title to be used by government and school agencies (Columbus Day is Columbus Day), passed 183-171.
HB1305, relative to freedom of speech and association at public institutions of higher education passed 201-160.
HB 115, relative to changing the date of the state primary election to June, failed 159-200.
HB1098, relative to ballots delivered to elder care facilities to be delivered by official personnel designated by the clerk, passed 182-181.
HB1310, relative to scheduling meetings of the supervisors of the checklist, passed 183-180.
HB1410, relative certain professional licenses to the board of optometry and the regulation of optometry was tabled 192-170.
HB322, relative to establishing a committee to study the NH Board of Medicine and an appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services, passed 278-106.
HB1607, relative to expanded safe haven protections for mothers giving up their child during the first 3 months, passed 185-174.
HB1245, relative to the release of confidential records of a person appointed a guardian and to patient access to medical records, passed 182-175.
If you would like more information on any bill, please go to gencourt.state.nh.us and search under current bills! Cyril and I are always happy to hear from you. Please email us at info@claytoncyril4house.com.
Sincerely, Your State Representatives, Cyril Aures and Clayton Wood.